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62478

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Category A prisoners have escaped in each of the last 10 years; and how long after the escape each was recaptured or how long each such uncaptured prisoner has been at large.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Category A escapes remain extremely rare occurrences. The table below provides details of the two Category A escapes that have occurred in the last 10 years; both have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Category A Escape occurring between April 2002 and March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Category A escapers</p></td><td><p>Days spent unlawfully at large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>418<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0<sup>(2)</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Neither prisoner escaped from a prison establishment.</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>This prisoner escaped from prison contractor transport, through force of arms.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>This prisoner escaped from the witness box during a court hearing and was recaptured in less than 1 hour.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of improved risk assessment procedures the number of prisoners absconding from open prisons has reduced significantly over the last 10 years. There were 225 absconds in 2013-14 compared to 1,301 in 2003-04.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of escapes and absconds, by prison, since 1995 are provided in the Prison Digest contained in the Prison and Probation Trusts Performance Statistics. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL409 question first answered 02/07/2014 16:44:19 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62480

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have absconded or escaped from each of Her Majesty's prisons or other custodial establishments in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Category A escapes remain extremely rare occurrences. The table below provides details of the two Category A escapes that have occurred in the last 10 years; both have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Category A Escape occurring between April 2002 and March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Category A escapers</p></td><td><p>Days spent unlawfully at large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>418<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0<sup>(2)</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Neither prisoner escaped from a prison establishment.</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>This prisoner escaped from prison contractor transport, through force of arms.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>This prisoner escaped from the witness box during a court hearing and was recaptured in less than 1 hour.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of improved risk assessment procedures the number of prisoners absconding from open prisons has reduced significantly over the last 10 years. There were 225 absconds in 2013-14 compared to 1,301 in 2003-04.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of escapes and absconds, by prison, since 1995 are provided in the Prison Digest contained in the Prison and Probation Trusts Performance Statistics. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL407 question first answered 02/07/2014 16:44:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62482

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Defamation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in implementing cost protection measures in defamation reform.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government is still considering the way forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 26/06/2014 12:42:26 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

62484

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Expert Evidence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the allegations made regarding expert witnesses in the BBC Panorama programme Justice for Sale, broadcast on 9 June, they intend to revise the rules regarding the use of expert witnesses in criminal trials.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There is no place in the justice system for corrupt expert witnesses. Those who are found guilty can face prosecution for perjury, or for perverting the course of justice which carries the maximum penalty of a life sentence.</p><p>Following the Government's response to the Law Commission's report into Expert Evidence, the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee was asked to make changes to the Rules which will clarify the duties of expert witnesses and remind the parties, and the courts, of the vital importance of distinguishing between those conclusions that expert evidence can support, and those which it cannot. The Committee has agreed to do so and I expect these new Rules to come into force in October.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/06/2014 11:34:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

62485

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Expert Evidence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the allegations made regarding expert witnesses in the BBC Panorama programme Justice for Sale, broadcast on 9 June, they will review and publish a list of the occasions on which the expert witnesses identified in that programme gave evidence under oath in criminal trials since June 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service does not record which experts are called to give evidence in trials, and this information is therefore not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/06/2014 11:37:14 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

62516

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the consultation on the framework to enable complaints about claims management companies to be heard by the Legal Services Ombudsman, as provided for in the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 provides the necessary enabling powers to put in place the funding arrangements for the Legal Ombudsman to deal with complaints against claims management companies. These provisions were commenced on 21 March 2014. They include a power for the Lord Chancellor to make Regulations to charge fees to recover the costs he has incurred in meeting the expenditure of the Legal Ombudsman in relation to claims management complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consultation on the proposed structure of the Lord Chancellor's cost recovery fee ended on 6 June and the responses are being analysed. Once the fee structure is finalised, the Fee Regulations will be laid in Parliament for approval and the consultation response will be published at that time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 07/07/2014 16:00:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

62523

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish a full list of the criminal offences introduced between 1997 and 2013 in a form easily understood by the general public.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government wants to avoid bringing in new criminal offences where they are not needed and will continue to scrap unnecessary and out of date laws, but where there is a genuine need to create a new criminal offence we will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>To publish an accessible list of criminal offences introduced between1997 to 2008 would incur a disproportionate cost to the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>During this parliament, however, the Government committed to publishing the number of offences it created each year. My department is responsible for doing so and publishes an annual statistical bulletin on the number of new criminal offences added to the statute book. The bulletins cover primary and secondary legislation containing criminal offences enforceable in England and Wales. The latest bulletin covering the period 2009 to 31 May 2013 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-new-criminal-offences-statistics-in-england-and-wales-june-2009-may-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-new-criminal-offences-statistics-in-england-and-wales-june-2009-may-2013</a>. The next bulletin should be available in December and will cover the period from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/07/2014 16:07:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

62698

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) Serco and (b) G4S will be permitted to bid for community rehabilitation company contracts.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>G4S and Serco decided to withdraw from the competition to select lead providers of rehabilitation services.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 16:45:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62701

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether staff working for community rehabilitation companies will be able to (a) recall offenders and (b) write parole reports without consulting National Probation Service staff.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	201199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The decision whether to recall an offender to custody continues to rest with the Secretary of State. Where a warning does not appear sufficient or appropriate, CRCs will be required to refer potential breaches to the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) with a breach report and a recommendation on the action to be taken. NOMS will take the final decision on behalf of the Secretary of State. The enforcement process for CRCs and the National Probation Service was described in detail in our published Target Operating Model.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders serving indeterminate sentences for public protection will be managed by the National Probation Service: the arrangements for Parole Board hearings during their recall period will remain unchanged. If recalled to custody, offenders allocated to the CRCs who are serving determinate sentences will continue to be managed by the CRC, unless their risk of serious harm increases to “high”. CRCs will need to provide information, as appropriate, to support the recall process and consideration of re-release.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 16:43:34 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

62703

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) proceeded against and (c) convicted of an offence under the provisions of the (i) Game Act 1831, (ii) Deer Act 1991, (iii) Protection of Badgers Act 1992, (iv) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, (v) Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996, (vi) Animal Welfare Act 2006, (vii) Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 and Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, (viii) Hunting Act 2004, (ix) Night Poaching Act 1828, (x) Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997, (xi) Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, (xii) Pests Act 1954 and (xiii) Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	201202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts for offences (all in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013) under the Game Act 1831 can be viewed in Table 1, under the Deer Act 1991 in Table 2, under the Protection of Badgers act 1992 in Table 3, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in Table 4, under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in Table 5, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in Table 6, under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in Table 7, under the Night Poaching Act 1828 in Table 8, under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 in Table 9, under the Hunting Act 2004 in Table 10 and under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 in Table 11. The tables can be found in the Library. Data for the Pests Act 1954, the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 and the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 is held as part of a miscellaneous group that cannot be separately analysed.We are very clear that serious offences will always go to court where tough punishments are available to the independent judiciary, who make their sentencing decisions based on the individual facts of the case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/06/2014 10:26:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 201202.xls title Misc offender numbers - caution and court
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick